A steakhouse hiding a natural wine obsession
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Reviewed October 24, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed The Palm Boston’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Six bottles. That's it. At a Palm, you'd expect a wall of Napa Cabs and overpriced Bordeaux, but instead you get Puzelat, Ferrando, and Ruth Lewandowski staring back at you. We did a double-take.
This is a genuinely strange and oddly compelling list — six bottles deep, all sourced from the kinds of producers you'd expect at a natural wine bar, not a legacy steakhouse chain. There's a Lucien Crochet Sancerre, a Minervois from Clos du Gravillas, and a Châteauneuf from Domaine Bois de Boursan anchoring the cellar end. The Ruth Lewandowski 'Feints' — a California field blend bottled in Utah by one of the more cult-followed natural producers in the country — has absolutely no business being on this menu, and yet here we are. Gaps are obvious: no Champagne, no domestic red, nothing for the Cab-and-ribeye crowd, which is, you know, most of the Palm's clientele.
By-the-glass options are unconfirmed from the available data — we can't tell you what's being poured by the stem versus the bottle. Given the list is only six labels deep, the math on a full BTG program gets tricky. Worth asking your server directly.
The Bottom Line
The Palm Boston's wine list reads like someone handed a natural wine buyer a steakhouse budget and said 'do something interesting' — and they did, with six well-chosen bottles at prices that won't wreck your evening. It's too small to call it a destination for wine, but it's too good to ignore if you're already here for dinner. Ask about what's available by the glass and go straight for the Crochet Sancerre.
6 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
Lucien Crochet "Le Chêne" Sancerre FR, 2013 $23
Sauvignon Blanc
$23.00 / bottle
Puzelat Bonhomme Loire FR, 2014 $48
Melon de Bourgogne
$48.00 / bottle
Clos du Gravillas Minervois FR, 2012 $66
Grenache Blanc/Maccabeu
$66.00 / bottle
Ferrando "Canavese Rosso" Piedmont IT, 2013 $44
Nebbiolo/Barbera
$44.00 / bottle
Ruth Lewandowski "Feints" Mendocino CA, 2013 $50
Arneis/Dolcetto
$50.00 / bottle
Domaine Bois de Boursan Châteauneuf-du-Pape FR, 2011 $90
Grenache/Syrah Rouge
$90.00 / bottle
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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